Jiří Bicek
| Jiří Bicek | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bicek in 2006 | |||
| Born |
3 December 1978 Košice, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | New Jersey Devils | ||
| NHL draft |
131st overall, 1997 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1995–2018 | ||
Jiří Bicek (born 3 December 1978) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils between 2000 and 2004, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 2003. By doing so, Bicek became the first Slovak player to win the Stanley Cup. After returning to Europe in 2004, he spent the rest of his career playing in the national leagues of Slovakia, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland and the Czech Republic
Internationally Bicek played for the Slovak national team at several tournaments, including the 1997 and 2009 World Championships.
Playing career
[edit]United States
[edit]Bicek was drafted 131st overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. He then proceeded to play 7 pro seasons in North America.[1]
In 62 career NHL regular season games for the New Jersey Devils, Bicek scored 6 goals and 7 assists for 13 points, also playing in 7 playoff games.[2] He won a Stanley Cup in 2003 with the Devils, becoming the first Slovak ice hockey player to win it.[3]
Return to Europe
[edit]Bicek returned to Slovakia to play for HC Košice in September 2004 due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout.[4][3] In the 2005–06 season he played in Sweden for Leksands IF, who were relegated despite Bicek contributing 16 goals and 12 assists. He stayed in the Elitserien but moved to Brynäs IF in July 2006.[5] He joined Finnish club KalPa for a 10-match trial period in November 2007,[2] going on to make 35 appearances for KalPa with 13 goals and 14 assists. Bicek then moved to JYP in the SM-Liiga in August 2008.[6]
He joined Swiss side EHC Biel at the end of December 2008 on a short-term contract.[7] In 2009–10 Bicek was playing in Sweden for Södertälje SK. At the start of the 2010–11 season he played twice for HC Prešov in Slovakia's second-tier Slovenská hokejová liga, on a non-contract basis. He then signed for HC Kladno of the Czech Extraliga in November 2010.[3]
He moved within the Extraliga to Energie Karlovy Vary in December 2012, providing two assists in his first game for the club in a 4–1 win at Sparta.[8]
Bicek played the later years of his career with Košice, announcing his retirement in February 2018, having played just fourteen times for the club in the 2017–18 season.[9]
International play
[edit]Bicek took part twice in the Ice Hockey World Championships: his first experience was in the 1997 tournament in Finland. He was also part of the Slovakia team at the 2009 IIHF World Championship held in Switzerland.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Košice U20 | SVK U20 | 42 | 38 | 36 | 74 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HC Košice U20 | SVK U20 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | HC Košice | SVK | 30 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | HC Košice | SVK | 44 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 50 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1998–99 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 79 | 15 | 45 | 60 | 102 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 80 | 7 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 73 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 62 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 44 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 24 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 55 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | HC Košice | SVK | 54 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 69 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Leksands IF | SWE | 50 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC Košice | SVK | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Brynäs IF | SWE | 35 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 39 | ||
| 2007–08 | KalPa | FIN | 35 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | JYP | FIN | 33 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | EHC Biel | NLA | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Södertälje SK | SWE | 44 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Prešov | SVK-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | HC Kladno | CZE | 35 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Rytíři Kladno | CZE | 50 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rytíři Kladno | CZE | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | HC Karlovy Vary | CZE | 25 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Košice | SVK | 52 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | HC Košice | SVK | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Košice | SVK | 47 | 13 | 27 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | HC Košice | SVK | 54 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Košice | SVK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SVK totals | 345 | 97 | 126 | 223 | 169 | 76 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 16 | ||||
| NHL totals | 62 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Slovakia | EJC-B | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Slovakia | EJC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
| 1996 | Slovakia | WJC | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1997 | Slovakia | WJC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1997 | Slovakia | WC | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Slovakia | WC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 22 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 26 | |||
| Senior totals | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||
Awards
[edit]Personal life
[edit]Bicek is the son-in-law of Slovak hockey player Vincent Lukáč.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Prokop, Tomáš (21 April 2009). "Jiří Bicek - krídelník s prsteňom za zisk Stanleyho pohára". sme.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ a b "KalPa hankki slovakkihyökkääjän". Yle (in Finnish). 10 November 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Kladno posiluje: získalo vítěze Stanley Cupu, Slováka Bicka". idnes.cz (in Czech). 2 November 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Bicek tvrdí, že hráči z NHL na Slovensko v čase lockoutu neprišli, aby kluby zdrali". sme.sk (in Slovak). 20 September 2004. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Bicek mení vo Švédsku Leksand za Brynäs". sme.sk (in Slovak). 13 July 2006. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "JYP pestasi Jiri Bicekin". Yle (in Finnish). 18 August 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "EHCB verpflichtet Jiří Bicek" (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Mrhálek, Pavel (4 December 2012). "Spíš jsem se vezl, usmíval se Bicek po karlovarské premiéře". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Získal Stanley Cup. Jiří Bicek ukončil hráčsku kariéru". sme.sk (in Slovak). 8 February 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Albany River Rats players
- Brynäs IF players
- EHC Biel players
- HC Karlovy Vary players
- Rytíři Kladno players
- HC Košice players
- HC Prešov players
- JYP Jyväskylä players
- KalPa players
- Leksands IF players
- New Jersey Devils draft picks
- New Jersey Devils players
- Ice hockey people from Košice
- SaiPa players
- Slovak ice hockey right wingers
- Södertälje SK players
- Stanley Cup champions
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Slovak expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic